Ankur Desai

We don't know the extent of his injuries and we know nothing about his health.

And he was an enigmatic figure even before that.

He was named as the Supreme Leader.

Most Iranians have never heard him speak.

He's never given an interview or made a public speech.

We know that he's close to the IRGC and he was a favorite of the military forces to take over the role of the Supreme Leader.

But he has not made any comments.

Public statements since then and what we are seeing are AI videos of him showing him taking over the military coordination of the war and like greeting his supporters.

But they're all old photos, AI videos.

We haven't seen anything other than that.

OK, just briefly before you go, the IRGC, they remained defiant after President Trump suggested the war was almost over.

What can we sense from their mood and what could happen next?

They are trying to project confidence and continuity, of course.

And they seem confident that they've managed to cause the price of oil to spike.

And they believe that that is helpful because the Trump administration would soon pull the plug of the war.

Paranabasi from the BBC Persian service.

So that's what we know of the reality for those still in Iran.

But what of those who are choosing to leave?

Emily Wither has been speaking to Iranians on the Iran-Turkey border.

Iranians crossing the snow-covered border into eastern Turkey are increasingly arriving with stories of how the conflict is spilling into their homes.